Safe Pass is a mandatory one-day health and safety awareness programme managed by SOLAS.  Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, all construction workers in Ireland – including apprentices and trainees – are legally bound to hold a valid Safe Pass Registration Card. 

The programme is currently delivered by a network of SOLAS approved Safe Pass Tutors in a classroom setting. Once a candidate has successfully completed the programme their information is uploaded to our National Construction Schemes Data (NCSD) and a SOLAS Safe Pass Registration Card is produced.

When issued, Safe Pass Cards are valid for a period of four years. Card holders are required to renew their cards before the card expiry date. Currently, existing card holders wishing to renew their card are required to complete a paper-d assessment in a classroom setting.  SOLAS now intends to provide an online assessment facility as an alternative to this.  It is envisaged that the online assessment will be delivered in a national network of assessment centres.  Candidate’s eligibility will need to be confirmed using a front-end solution, to be developed by SOLAS.  All first time Safe Pass card applicants will continue to be required to attend the classroom-d programme and paper-d assessment.